Bedtime Teddy

ABSTRACT

A form of entertainment this toy is an invention made of an outer stuffed fabric material, such as a teddy bear. It has a CD/DVD ROM allowing movies and other pre-recorded forms of entertainment and educational programs for children to see and interact with. The chest or abdomen area of the bear would open up to reveal a monitor or screen for the viewing. The mouth of the bear would also move as if to narrate the stories being told or questions being asked. There would be an AC adapter as well as a battery pack. The battery pack would also serve as a base.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Children have been comforted for many generations by the presence of asoft, stuffed animal or doll in their cribs or beds. These figuresprovide a sense of security for a child who may otherwise fear beingleft alone in a darkened room. The most popular design for these toys isa teddy bear that was patterned after the Australian koala bears andnamed after the late president Teddy Roosevelt.

Bedtime Teddy is also designed with educational use in mind. The CD's orDVD's will allow children to problem solve, play games, and answerage-appropriate questions. There will be a wide variety of CD's or DVD'sto choose from and parents can select stories with their children'sneeds in mind. The problem solving games would be similar to shows likeBlues Clues and Dora the explorer.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Bedtime Teddy is a teddy bear that has a built-in CD/DVD player and ascreen that will enable a child to see and hear stories, cartoons, andother forms of entertainment and education. Television has been aconstant companion and form of entertainment for modern children. Andsince modern children are highly visually oriented Bedtime Teddy wouldallow them to feel the comforting softness of a stuffed animal and theentertainment of a small screen showing taped cartoons and otherchildren's programming. The bear would be equipped with a speaker tocarry a soundtrack for the program and the mouth would move as if thebear was speaking the narration of the story on the screen.

The households that would serve as primary market for Bedtime Teddywould have children 9 years old or younger.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

1. Eyes that actually blink and move as story is being told.

2. Mouth moves to narrate the story and activities.

3. Arms move back to show Display screen for viewing stories.

4. CD/DVD player where DVD's and CD's will be inserted.

5. Rechargeable stand that also serve as a base when viewing is takingplace.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Bedtime Teddy would consist of a bear-shaped plush cloth figure cut inpanels and assembled by commercial sewing methods. Along with batting orstuffing that fill out the body of the bear, electronic components wouldbe included. A small screen or monitor would be placed in the chest orabdomen of the bear and be covered or protected by the arms of the bearand flaps of the plush material. For viewing purposes these arms wouldbe moved outward to expose the screen.

Accessible from the front or back of the bear would be a CD/DVD playerfor presentation of recorded material onto the bear's screen. The videowould provide several hours of entertainment.

The soundtrack for this material could be represented through a smallspeaker enclosed behind the mouth of the bear to make it appear the bearis narrating the story presented on the screen. To add to thisappearance the bear could be supplied with mechanical system of rods orcables and pulleys to make the mouth open and close when the video isbeing played. Headphones could also be included for private listening.The receptacle for the earphone cord could be located on the back of thebear adjacent to the CD port.

Power for operation of the CD player could come from a battery pack thatcould also serve as a base for the bear during video viewing. Thesebatteries could be rechargeable nickel/cadmium cells that could berecharged in place by the connection of the optional AC cord.

1. I claim my invention is a form of entertainment for children.
 2. Iclaim my invention is an educational resource for children.
 3. I claimmy invention is a toy or stuffed animal.